Message from LSPNG President

About 2018 LSPNG conference

6/8/2018

Greetings to
members.

My apology for
late information.

This year (2018)
is not looking all that bright in Papua New Guinea to consider hosting LSPNG
conference. With the on-going tough economic times in the country, it appears
difficult to envisage the conference happening this year. This situation makes
it difficult to outsource funds for such an activity at this time.

There
is yet another thing to consider. Papua New Guinea will be hosting the Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting involving 21 economies of the world
around October – November this year. This will happen around the same time we
usually have our conference. This is likely to cause inconveniences in travel
and accommodation arrangements for our participants.

With
all that happening this year, it is best to defer LSPNG conference to next
year, 2019. This gives those of us in Papua New Guinea some time to take a
breather and start afresh next year.

The
deferral also raises another issue, one that members should ponder on and come
with ideas, suggestions or options for consideration in the next AGM in 2019.
We need ideas that could usher in dynamism, vitality and, possibly, a new way
of running and organizing LSPNG conferences in the future. The question is:
Should LSPNG conferences be held bi-annually instead of annually, as has been
the case up until now? What do you think? Over to members for comments and
suggestions!